Womp womp:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
The most powerful business group in the country is spending tens of millions of dollars to help Republicans win control of the Senate with one glaring omission — the tight Georgia Senate race.
Rob Engstrom, political director for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, says the organization will remain neutral in the contest between businessman David Perdue and Democrat Michelle Nunn. The Chamber, which backed Republican Rep. Jack Kingston in the summer GOP runoff in Georgia, based its decision on the opinions of its business members there.
The Chamber also is staying on the sidelines in Louisiana where Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, who got the group's endorsement in 2008, faces Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy. - Huffington Post, 10/24/14
It's not surprising given that the Chamber of Commerce really doesn't like Perdue:
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/...
In that sit-down, Perdue told a crowd of about 30 supporters, the Chamber’s representatives urged him to “tell us you’ll vote for us 100 percent of the time.” When he balked, and said he wanted to “represent my constituents instead,” he said the exchange turned testy.
Said Perdue:
“I got mad. I walked out of a 60-minute interview in about 10 minutes. There’s a rumor going around that I lost my temper. I can confirm for you today that that is true.”
Each of the GOP Senate candidates sought out the Chamber’s endorsement, but Perdue was seen as a contender because of his boardroom background.
Rob Engstrom, the Chamber’s political director, has said Kingston was the group’s pick because “he’s someone we rely on to get something done.”
There was no comment on why Perdue chose to speak about the meeting six days before the primary, but we surmise it’s because it could be too late for the Chamber to unload negative ads against him.
Contacted Wednesday, Engstrom said Perdue did walk out of the meeting — but not because of any ultimatum on the Chamber’s part:
“He left abruptly after 10 minutes, called two hours later to apologize. During that phone call, he asked to fly to Washington to meet again to reset, which he did.
“Despite others attempts to dramatize the facts of our meetings, our endorsement was based on member input. The fact is that Jack Kingston is the only candidate with a proven record of fighting for America’s job creators. We categorically never said Mr. Perdue needs to vote with us 100%, in fact our threshold for incumbents is 70% with very limited exception.” - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 7/16/14
But Kingston is back to give Perdue's campaign a hand:
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/...
Ending Spending Action Fund has thrown down $1.3 million for a closing television ad campaign featuring Republican David Perdue’s vanquished runoff foe, Rep. Jack Kingston.
Kingston speaks direct to camera touting Perdue’s qualities and once again tying Democrat Michelle Nunn to President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Alas, there is no sighting of Kingston’s Roadmaster.
Ending Spending’s Brian Baker said the ad will run statewide, with a heavy emphasis on Kingston’s South Georgia territory — including the Tallahassee and Jacksonville markets. The investment means Ending Spending will spend more than $4.7 million on Georgia’s Senate race this year. - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/24/14
Click here to donate and get involved with Michelle Nunn's (D. GA) campaign:
http://www.michellenunn.com/